Abuse Therapy in Sutton Coldfield

If you experienced abuse and still feel pain and devastation, it could be really difficult to confide in the people around you. You may be feeling guilt, shame, anger and fear because you carry the heavy weight of those emotions and memories. Psychotherapy and counselling will offer you a secure space to talk about those memories you find difficult to talk about. I will support you to get to a place where it no longer affects your life

There are different forms of abuse, here are some of them here:

Emotional Abuse

Emotional Abuse is sometimes called psychological abuse but can still damage your health and well-being as a child or adult. Because there is often an element of emotional abuse in all types of abuse, it can be difficult to spot or to separate.

Being blamed or scapegoated i.e. being singled out unnecessarily

Gaslighting – where you are manipulated to the extent that you question your own sanity. This is done deliberately to maintain control

Humiliation

Shaming

Not supporting your individuality and your need to control your own life

Not recognising that you have limitations and you feel you are pushed beyond what you can cope with

Being exposed to distressing interactions or events such as violence, substance misuse.

Being sent to Coventry – being ignored

Constantly being unkind, never having positive feelings expressed or being congratulated

Not showing any emotions either being

Never showing any emotions (happy or sad) in interactions with you, also known as emotional neglect. If the person is constantly happy and doesn’t allow you to feel some of those “negative” emotions you could be feeling is also a form of neglect.